22 And he-cometh to Bethsaida; and they-bring a-blind-man untohim, and besought him to touch 23 him. And he-took the blind-man by-the hand, and-led him out-of the town; and when-he-had-spit on his eyes, and-put his hands upon-him, he-asked him if he-saw 24 ought. And he-looked-up, and said, I-see men as trees, walking. After-that he-put his hands again 25 upon his eyes, and made him look-up and he-was-restored, (αTоKαTEσTαon) and saw everyman clearly. (rλavywc) And he- 26 sent him-away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to-any in the town. (1) Diss. viii. Part 4. p. 329-332. Vol. II. SECTION VIII. JESUS VISITS THE VICINITY OF CESAREA PHILIPPI; HE ENQUIRES OF HIS DISCIPLES, FIRST, WHOM THE PEOPLE AT LARGE, AND THEN, WHOM THEY THEMSELVES, CONSIDERED HIM TO BE; PETER ANSWERS IN THE NAME OF THE REST: AND IS BLESSED BY JESUS.(1) Thou art the Christ, 17 And Jesus answered and-said unto - him, Blessed art-thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hathnot revealed it untothee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18 And I say also untothee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock (ταυτη τη πετρα) I - will build my church, (την εκκληOlav,) and the-gates of-hell shall-not prevail against (KATIO19 xvoovou) it. And Iwill-give unto-thee the keys of-the kingdom of-heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt-bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shallbe loosed in heaven. FROM THIS TIME FORWARD, JESUS BEGINS TO FORETELL HIS SUFFERINGS AND DEATH, CIRCUMSTANTIALLY, TO THE DISCIPLES: PETER EXPOSTULATES WITH HIM; AND IS SHARPLY REBUKED: JESUS TAKES OCCASION FROM THENCE TO DISCOURSE BOTH TO HIS DISCIPLES AND THE PEOPLE ON THE DUTY OF SELF-DENIAL AND TAKING UP THE CROSS. 34 35 But when he had-turned-about and looked-on his disciples, he-rebuked Peter, saying, Get-thee behind me, Satan : for thou-savourest * not the things that be of-God, but the things that be of-men. And whenhe-had-called the people-unto him with his disciples also, he-said unto-them, Whosoever will come after me, lethim-deny himself, & take-up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall-lose it; but whosoever shall-lose his life for my-sake and the gospel's, the-same shall-save it. 36 For what shall it-profit a-man, if he-shall-gain the whole world, and lose (ζημιωθη) his-own soul? |